Dow Memory Lane 35 Years Ago May 1916 Highlights
The Sun recalls events from May 26 1916 including graduation diplomas at Kidd Key College for Ermine Webster Gladys Denton Cecile Doss Nadine Holcomb Izetta Gillett Gladys McMurry Icy Reeves Kathleen Badgett Clausie Glidewell Eunice Cook Mildred Browning Thelma Anderson Maud Biggerstaff and Arthur Badgett Leon Davidson Lloyd Wright Elvy Hampton Bryant Penn Cecil Blanton M Jones Roberts Buford McIver Edwin. Mary Evelyn Carter and Elliott O Thomas wedding at the Carters home. Enna Montgomery and John H Perry wed at Presbyterian Church. William F Fields dies in North Sears. One hundred guests attend American Legion reception. Jess Smith injured on Ida road bridge. W T Ross leaves for Monterey Mexico for work. Mrs J W Davidson and Mrs Kathleen Hudspeth host parties.
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The
Cora Lee Hoard
Holt Wersel
Kidd Key College
J. E. Red
Denison
Cecil Hill
Dallas
Joe May
J. D. Hoard
Wade Sears
Jim Ashlock
Oklahoma
Ermine Webster
Gladys Denton
Cecile Doss
Nadine Holcomb
Izetta Gillett
Gladys McMurry
Icy Reeves
Kathleen Badgett
Clausie Glidewell
Eunice Cook
Mildred Browning
Thelma Anderson
Maud Biggerstaff
Arthur Badgett
Leon Davidson
Lloyd Wright
Elvy Hampton
Bryant Penn
Cecil Blanton
M. Jones Roberts
Burleson College Orator Wins Gold Medal and YMCA Scholarship
Thirty years ago on May 27 1921 Rev. Vernon McFatridge a Burleson College Greenville student won the gold medal for best orator in school and took the $75 YMCA scholarship offered to the top speaker.
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the Sun
Vernon McFatridge
Burleson College
Greenville
YMCA
Whitewright Graduates Highlight Local 1926 Lossless
The Whitewright High School class of 1926 received diplomas Friday night with graduates including Guy Stedham Ollie McMillin Lucile Myrick Walter Bogle Haskell Thomson John McMurry Cora Thornton Dan Hollingsworth Katherine Sears Jack Lackey Raymond Coffman Tommie Bradley C W Wilson Annie Jones Willis Bailey Bettie Lou McLean Irene Smith Creola Garner and Sam Montgomery. Rev J F Fender and Mrs Fender attend the Presbyterian general assembly in Baltimore Maryland. Mr and Mrs W H King visit Fort Worth with sons Frank and Tom. Mrs R A Gillett hosts a 42 party for Mrs Albert L Jackson of New York City. Hudson Davis Co advertises dresses at 129 a choice. Mrs Gilmore Webster hosts a bridge luncheon for Mrs Jack Webster.
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J. F. Fender
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Maryland
Whitewright High School
Guy Stedham
Ollie McMillin
Lucile Myrick
Walter Harris Bogle
Haskell Thomson
John McMurry
Cora Mae Thornton
Dan Hollingsworth
Katherine Sears
Jack Lackey
Raymond Coffman
Tommie Bradley
C. W
Gilmore Webster
Jack Webster
Birthday Dinner Honors Janis Kay Cain at Log Lake
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cain of Dallas hosted a May 20 birthday dinner at Log Lake for their daughter Janis Kay. Thirty five guests attended from Denison Sherman Paris Dallas Fort Worth and Whitewright. Additional birthdays on May 22 were noted for Mrs. A. L. Asbill and Mrs. R. L. Smith.
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James A. Cain
Dallas
Log Lake
Janis Kay
O. T. Bartlett
Bobby Joe Harvey
Denison
Sarah E. Cain
C. A. Cain
Tom Bean
A. L. Asbill
Wayne Gray
Donald Ray Bartlett
R. L. Smith
Fort Worth
Christy Lane
Mamie Joe Thomas
Sherman
Jack Townsend
Joe Townsend
Betty Page
Paris
Bertha Page
D. C. Hassler
Myrtle Carraway
Whitewright
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Radio Appearance Planned
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club will appear on KTAN at 12 30 p m Friday May 25. The Layne Club of Grayson County has the first 15 minutes and Whitewright the last 15. Mrs R A Vestal president will tribute to agriculture and Mrs W L Hatfield will read a poem The Last 50 Years. You are invited to listen. The Grayson County dress review.
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Whitewright
KTAN
Layne Club
Grayson County
R. A. Vestal
W. L. Hatfield
Grayson Home Demonstration Council Meeting Summary
Mrs. Fred Cook Sr. and Mrs. R. A. Vestal attended the Grayson Home Demonstration Council meeting in Sherman on May 19. A public event will be held at South Crockett High School in Sherman on Tuesday May 29 at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited.
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South Crockett High School
Sherman
Fred Cook Sr
R. A. Vestal
Grayson Home Demonstration Council
Baltimore and Ohio: First Railroad in the United States
The Baltimore and Ohio was the first railroad in the United States establishing early rail transport in the nation.
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The
Baltimore & Ohio
United States
Divorce by cruel treatment cited in Grayson County
Citation issued to Helleon Ruth Penn in Case No. 58882 filed May 2 1951 by Noah A. Penn. Appearance required before 10 am Monday June 18 1951 at the District Court in Sherman Texas. Issued May 2 1951 by Clerk S V Earnest with Deputy Iva Davidson. 4m24.
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State of Texas
Helleon Ruth Penn
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Noah A. O. Penn
Helleen Ruth Penn
S. V. Earnest
Iva Davidson
Ada Randolph Potter
Julia Heard Bryant
Randolph Bryant
Said
Said County
J. C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Spraying Advised For Insect Control On Cedar Trees
Grayson County agent Miss Zelma Moore urges early spraying against bagworms and red spiders on cedar trees. Targeted for bagworms is lead arsenic mix. repeat after 14 days or after rain. Red spiders start at cedar centers and spread outward, undetected to the eye.
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Zelma Moore
Grayson County
Miss Moore
Noah Webster Began and Completed Dictionary at Age Forty and Seventy
Noah Webster started work on the dictionary at age forty and finished it at seventy, marking a lifetime devoted to compiling the influential English language reference.
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Noah Webster
First U S A stamp on barrels at Frankfort mill
The first use of the abbreviation U. S. A. appears on barrels of gunpowder stamped at a mill near Frankfort Pennsylvania for Washington's military needs.
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Frankfort
Washington
Army. Last year 35000 Americans were killed in traffic accidents
An army report notes that last year 35 thousand Americans died in traffic crashes across the United States. It cites road dangers and calls for improved safety measures and enforcement to reduce fatalities.
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Hudson, Davis & Co
W. F. Fields
Sears Street
H. Benedict
Caldwell
Idaho
T. H. Lively
Blue Bird Club
Jess Smith
Ida Road
W. T. Ross
Monterey
Mexico
American Legion
Kem Tone
Whitewright Lumber Co
Army
Dave Foip Dollag
Community Public Service Company
Your Friendly Electric Company
America
Chevrolet
Fisher
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Whitewright, Texas
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